The renowned Shoreditch Soho House has described alleged food safety breaches at its Shoreditch club as an “isolated incident,” despite Hackney Council confirming its investigation remains ongoing.
A century-old flea market in south-east London is providing local creatives with the materials to turn other people’s cast-offs into fashion worthy of Vogue. With resale sites such as Vinted being criticised for fuelling, rather than reducing, overconsumption and major fashion brands still greenwashing to comfort buyers’ consciences, Deptford Market shows us that repurposing what…
A series of small businesses in Stoke Newington have given up on EU shipping, after new packaging regulations came into force in August. The rules have added financial and administrative costs for business owners, who feel it’s now too complex to try and service EU customers. Tim Watson, 72, who runs Church Street Books, has…
East London boozer The Lord Napier Star has cemented its long-term future after successfully blocking plans for a neighbouring five-storey housing development. The Victorian pub, which sat derelict for 26 years before undergoing a huge restoration and reopening in 2021, currently holds a hard-to-come-by late licence to play music until 01:30am on weekends. Pub owner…
Independent businesses seen in Slow Horses have warned that rising costs could force them to close. Tax hikes and higher rents on Aldersgate Street, the home of Slough House, have squeezed profit margins. Gursel Kirik, who has run Gate Grill Café for 32 years, said: “This filming has helped local, small businesses’ revenues – a…
Pregnancy loss charity ‘The Worst Girl Gang Ever’ has launched a temporary exhibition at Bethnal Green’s Vagina Museum to mark Baby Loss Awareness Week (9 – 15 October). However, the charity also shared that they are in a constant state of financial precarity, relying almost exclusively on crowdfunding to sustain their peer-support services. The exhibition,…
The bar opened on Thursday 8 October and is an extension of Putney’s sole nightclub, Le Fez Open three nights a week, Annie’s Room offers dedicated bowling alley-style lanes for darts fans. It is located on Upper Richmond Road, an area off the high street largely dominated by retail shops and estate agents. Annie’s Room…
Barnet Council has approved a plan to tackle a projected £198 million budget gap by March 2029, leaving residents facing a sharp Council Tax increase and changes to essential public services. Behind the £198 million spreadsheet deficit is a reality that threatens to reshape daily life across the borough. Barnet is home to London’s largest…
An award-winning independent gym faces losing its home under plans to redevelop the YMCA hostel building in Crouch End. The project would see the hostel, which Luke Cawley-Harrison, leader of the Liberal Democrat group on Haringey Council, described as “end of life, not fit for purpose”, demolished and replaced with 174 en-suite rooms for young homeless people. This is not the…
Battersea Power Station launched 35 stoma-friendly toilets earlier this month as part of their ongoing mission to make the venue accessible for everyone. In October this year the power station installed shelves in its toilets as part of Colostomy UK’s campaign to make toilets stoma-friendly. The change also comes ahead of a Government petition to…